Mop



Patented Nov. 9, 1926.

Application inea August 25,y 1925.*f, yseriali No. 572,292.

This invention relates to mops, an vobject rof which is to provide simplified and 1mproved means for vsecuring vmop fibers to the stick or standard in such manner as to rigld- 'ly hold the swab to the mop stick and toin-` sure these elementsl against becoming def tached.

A further object is to provide a mop lso constructed as to positively prevent the head end of the mop stick coming in contact with the surface upon which inopping operation is performed. y

A still further object is toprovide a mop possessing great elasticity and firmness, and whereinthe head is lattac-hed to the handle in suchmanner as to obviate thepossibility of the same becoming detached due to rotting away of attaching elements. j

Still further objects reside in the provision of a mop characterized as above, whlch may be produced by simplified operations, which assures a relatively heavy thickness of mop fiber at the head end of the stick, which is constructed in such manner as to obviate the possibility of the head slipping or rolling back when in use, which minimizes the opportunity for the threads becoming loose, which insures comfort and ease in its operation, and which may be manufactured and produced at low cost.

With these objects in view, together w1th others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will'be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawing, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the stick or staff constituting a part of the mop.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the mop head or fibers in the first stage of assemblage.

Fig. 3 is ay transverse sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similarrto Fig. 2 and showing a further step in the assembling operation, and

Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the mop as it will appear when completed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the staff, handle or stick represented at 6 may be of suitable length and diameter according to the size or nature of the mop or the use for which it is intended.

The stick is preferably formed of wood, and

is straight from oneend to the other. c

The headof the mop may be formed of bers or threads 7 of any desirable nature or l I grade, and are all of uniform length. The fibers are first arranged evenly around the stick with the middle portions thereof disposed at onefend of thecstick. Portions of the fibers, therefore, will project beyond the end of the stick as represented" at 8v in Figs. 2 andV 4. A'clamp'membery 9 is associated with the stickl end -and` with the fibers adjacent thereto for theY purpose of rigidly anchoring the bers to the stick, and this clamp constitutes a Vwire of proper gage rigidly attached at its medial portion to the stick and a; slight distance back from the extremity thereof. In the present instance, an opening l0l passes diametrically through the stick for thereception ofthecclamp wire9, and the means for other elements employed in the' construction of the mop. j After the wire clamp has thus been completed, a loop 12 is passed tightly around the mop fibers adjacent to the wire clamp, the ends of the loop member being tied together in a knot as at 13, .through which the clamp member 11 passes in a direction parallel to the stick 6. An additional retaining tie or loop 14 is then bound around the fibers slightly beyond the end of the stick, and the extremities 15 of this loop, after having been tightly knotted, are secured and clampedA firmly beneath the end 11 of the wire clamp.

After the fibers thus positioned have been firmly anchoredto the mop stick, the loose portions of the body adjacent to the handleV tightly around thefibers in spaced relation adjacentrto the juncture of the mop head with the stick-' I Y In practice, I prefer to employ an annealed galvanized Wire of suitable gage to act as the clamping member 9, for the reason that it possesses proper flexibility and elasticity and yet is durable and not susceptiblert'oV disintegration or injury from moisture.,A By passing the loop member 11i around the fibers slightly beyond the sticlrend, the latter is..

' fibers of the head tightly in place and assure a tight fitting of the head to the stick as Well as a Vneat appearance. The construction and manner of securing the fibers to the stick` minimizes the opportunity for the fibers rolling back upon the stick end when subjected to excessive pressure.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I have constructed a mop fully capable of pert forming the various functions set forth, and Which may be manufactured and marketed at lov\7 cost. While the above is a Vdescription of the invention in its preferred embodiment, it is apparentvthat such minor variations in the details of securing the fibers to the stick may be resorted to as do not 'depart handle, theJ free ends of each'ofsaidloops' being clampingly 'engaged by the tie, and

means securing said -strands doubled haelt over said tie and loops. K

2. In a mop, a handle, amop head comprising a plurality of strands disposed longitudinally upon said handle, a Wire passing thrbugh said handle near one end'ofY the latter and also through and around said strands at substantially the middle portiony thereof, the ends of said Wire beingtvvisted together to form" an anchoring member and disposed parallel With said strands, a re-f taining loop passing around said strands beyond the handlefand having its'v free ends knotted lupon said anchoring member, vand means for securing' a part of said strands over saidvWire and retaining loop.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GERTRUDE n. oLDHAM, 

